Andy Ross

Literary Agent, Andy Ross Agency
Formats Interested In
Manuscripts
Particularly Interested In

Non-fiction works history, current event, science, journalism, narrative non-fiction, middle grade and YA non-fiction, high concept memoir, selective fiction projects.

Book Genres
Historical
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Memoirs
Middle-Grade Fiction
Non-Fiction
Political
Socially Relevant
Women's Fiction
Young Adult (YA) / Teen
Specifically Not Interested In

Genre mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, prescriptive non-fiction,

More about Andy Ross

Andy Ross opened his literary agency in 2008. Prior to that, he was the owner of the legendary Cody’s Books in Berkeley for 30 years. His agency represents books in a wide range of non-fiction genres including: narrative non-fiction, science, journalism, history, popular culture, memoir, and current events. He also represents literary, commercial, historical, and upmarket women’s fiction, and YA and middle grade fiction.

For non-fiction Andy looks for writing with a strong voice, robust story arc, and books that tell a big story about culture and society by authors with the authority to write about their subject. In fiction, he likes character and voice-driven stories about real people in the real world. Sorry. No zombies at the prom, thank you very much.

Andy has participated and taught classes in numerous writers’ conferences including San Francisco Writers Conference, Kauai Writers Conference, San Miguel de Allende Writers Conference, Nebraska Writers Conference, and more. He has organized and conducted writing intensive workshops with Linda Watanabe McFerrin in Santa Fe, Provence, Kauai and in Scotland.

Andy is the author of The Literary Agent’s Guide to Writing a Non-Fiction Book Proposal. Authors Andy represents include: Daniel Ellsberg, Fritjof Capra, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Susan Griffin, Leonard Shlain, Gwen Strauss, Linda Watanabe McFerrin, Anjanette Delgado, Mark Goldblatt, Tawni Waters, Randall Platt, Mary Jo McConahay, Gerald Nachman, Michael Parenti, Paul Krassner, Milton Viorst, Senator Jeff Bingaman, Michele Anna Jordan, and Scott Ostler.

Website: www.andyrossagency.com

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